NORTHERN IRELAND
UTV
A woman who was sent from a Catholic home in Northern Ireland to Australia in 1947 has told the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry there is a need for an apology for the child migration scheme.
The woman, who was at Nazareth house in Londonderry when she was transported, told the inquiry that when she first arrived in the country she was told she was there to “fill the empty cradles of Australia”.
She also described how she was part of a child labour force.
Giving evidence by video link, the woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, said she wanted justice and for someone to be held accountable for the deaths of her two brothers – who took their own lives.
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